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WorldSBK 2023

Phillip Island Pre-season Test Day
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There was a fair amount of wind blowing straight into the main road as the final two-hour session was underway at Phillip Island this afternoon. The track temperature is almost 10 degrees warmer than in morning sessionabout twice the ambient temperature of 20 degrees.

Those warmer and windier conditions caused some riders to drop points in the first half hour. Remy Gardner was a notable exception, lowering his benchmark to 1m31,073 to top the timesheet.

Alvaro Bautista was then injured and dropped to the first 1m30 of the session, 1m30,404, then started a quick spin in quick succession.

A lot of other riders have run long distances but none of them showed speeds that can even match the world champion.

Toprak Razgatlioglu is still finding speed, coming up with fork changes in about a third of the session time.

For a moment the red flag stopped midway, yes more geese, saw everyone back in the hole.

One of the people who uses interruptions to try and make some changes is Remy Gardner, at the moment The half-way is still P2 on the time chart during this session. The Australian reports that the tire life has decreased quite a bit and is looking for some changes aimed at trying to achieve some tire life.

Tom Sykes fell on turn four early in the second half of the session. Bassani also went down. Petrucci later joined the same club.

With 30 minutes of this session remaining, Bautista is still more than half a second faster than anyone while Gardner is still at P2 but closely followed by Rinaldi, Locatelli, Rea and Razgatlioglu. The Turk has come again for more fork tuning, shock absorbers and gearshifts.

Meanwhile, Bautista continued to spin rounds that were for the most part faster than his opponent’s best single attempt.

Michael Rinaldi entered the pit with just over half an hour left to change suspensions at both ends.

Jonathan Rea then went down on the fourth turn but was able to get back up and go back to the hole. Ten minutes later, Lorenzo Baldassarri also went down and we got a short red flag pause with less than 20 minutes left in the session.

The pit lane reopened with 15 minutes remaining, but neither Bautista nor Gardner was in a hurry to return to the track. Bassani then went down carrying the yellow flag where the racers’ lap times were cancelled.

Remy Gardner was back on track with less than ten minutes left, so was Michael Rinaldi and the Italian quickly pushed Gardner back to P3 on the timed screen.

Lorenzo Baldassarri then caught fire, literally… GMT Yamaha man’s YZF-R1M caught fire at the Southern Loop.

With two minutes remaining, Dominique Aegerter moved up the ladder after dropping 1m30,739 to return to P2, pushing Rinaldi back to P3. Andrea Locatelli then improved to push Gardner back to P5. Any late charges against Gardner were then hit hard by a bike incident that stopped him on a second turn late in the session.

Alvaro Bautista didn’t bother to go out during the last part of the training session, his height of 1m30,202 compared to the morning was good enough to top. On the back of the steady pace the Spaniard showed here this week, the signs are ominous for the title contenders. This could mostly be a Phillip Island specific situation, but otherwise the rest of them will be fighting for number 2 this season as no one here can come close to him in the long run. it today.

In terms of combined time, Andrea Locatelli leads Michael Rinaldi P2, both setting their best times on Tuesday morning.

Toprak Razgatlioglu hasn’t improved today but is P4 thanks to his Monday afternoon time while Jonathan Rea is P5 against his Tuesday morning time.

Dominique Aegerter got promoted to P6 on a last-minute charge this afternoon but it was the only fast lap the Swiss driver has scored in two days.

Philipp Oettl was seventh and Iker Lecuona eighth at their Tuesday morning time.

While Remy Gardner slipped to 9th in terms of combinations, he was one of the few riders to progress in each session. Gardner’s best of 1m31,073 came early in the final session before a long road and was 8/10 of Bautista’s outright P1 benchmark. A good start.

For reference, the lap record here set by Tom Sykes is 1m29,230 during the 2020 Superpole session in a BMW. As a result, times are not really fast these days and there are certainly many reasons for that, not only due to the weather but also due to the limited allocation of their preferred tyres.

The next World Superbike riders will hit the road this Friday, February 24, for a 45-minute opening practice session marking the first lap of the 2023 FIM Superbike World Championship. Here it is expected. It is expected to be very warm on Friday with some forecasters predicting a high of 35 degrees.

The first race of the season will be held on Saturday with a 22-round competition. Saturday’s forecast is for possible showers but mostly fine and temperatures around 30 degrees.

The Sunday Superbike race is expected to run more than ten laps at 13:00 p.m. Sunday in cooler conditions. This was followed by the third and final race of the weekend at 1600 over 22 laps, 97.79 km. For comparison, the Australian Superbike powered races this weekend will take place over 12 laps with a distance of 53.34 km.

The full schedule for the race weekend can be found below this page.

WorldSBK Time Trial
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Final Combination Time

posture horseman Bicycle Time/Distance
first Bautista Alvaro Ducati Panigale V4R 1m30.272
2 Locatelli Andrea Yamaha YZF R1 +0.072
3 Rinaldi Michael Ruben Ducati Panigale V4R +0.229
4 Razgatlioglu Toprak Yamaha YZF R1 +0.402
5 Rea Jonathan Kawasaki ZX-10RR +0.444
6 Aegerter Dominique Yamaha YZF R1 +0.467
7 Oettl Philipp Ducati Panigale V4R +0.566
8 Lecuona Iker Honda CBR1000 RR-CHEAP +0.658
9 gardener Remy Yamaha YZF R1 +0.801
ten Bassani Axel Ducati Panigale V4R +1.051
11 Petrucci Danilo Ducati Panigale V4R +1.079
twelfth Van Der Mark Michael BMW M1000RR +1.103
13 Gerloff Garrett BMW M1000RR +1.118
14 Redding Scott BMW M1000RR +1.213
15 Low Alex Kawasaki ZX-10RR +1.277
16 Baz Culi BMW M1000RR +1,340
17 Vierge Xavi Honda CBR1000 RR-CHEAP +1,671
18 Baldassarri Lorenzo Yamaha YZF R1 +1,718
19 Sykes Tom Kawasaki ZX-10RR +1,803
20 Konig Oliver Kawasaki ZX-10RR +2.289
21 Syahrin Hafizh Honda CBR1000 RR-CHEAP +2.757
22 Granado Eric Honda CBR1000 RR-CHEAP +3.354

WorldSBK Maximum speed FP4

posture horseman Bicycle Speed
first X.Vierge Honda CBR1000 RR-CHEAP 316.7
2 D. Petrucci Ducati Panigale V4R 314.9
3 S. Redding BMW M1000RR 313.0
4 J. Rea Kawasaki ZX-10RR 313.0
5 A. Locatelli Yamaha YZF R1 312.1
6 A. Bautista Ducati Panigale V4R 312.1
7 T. Razgatlioglu Yamaha YZF R1 312.1
8 L.Baz BMW M1000RR 312.1
9 G.Gerloff BMW M1000RR 312.1
ten M. Van Der Mark BMW M1000RR 311.2
11 M. Rinaldi Ducati Panigale V4R 310.3
twelfth A. Bassani Ducati Panigale V4R 307.7
13 A. Low Kawasaki ZX-10RR 306.8
14 R. Gardener Yamaha YZF R1 306.8
15 I. Lecuona Honda CBR1000 RR-CHEAP 305.9
16 P. Oettl Ducati Panigale V4R 305.9
17 H. Syahrin Honda CBR1000 RR-CHEAP 305.1
18 D. Aegerter Yamaha YZF R1 304.2
19 O. König Kawasaki ZX-10RR 301.7
20 T. Sykes Kawasaki ZX-10RR 301.7
21 L. Baldassarri Yamaha YZF R1 300.8
22 E. Granado Honda CBR1000 RR-CHEAP 300.0

Phillip Island World Fixtures SBK

Friday, February 24, 2023
Begin Complete Class Meeting
ring Distance
0740 0750 Timekeeping Check the tracking system
0810 0820 FIM medical check /// FIM follow-up test
0850 0910 Australia’s Supersport 300 FP
0915 0940 Australian super sport FP
0945 1015 Superbike Australia FP1
1030 1115 worldSSP FP1
1130 1215 worldSBK FP
1225 1255 ASBK billions of trips
1305 1325 Australia’s Supersport 300 Ask
1335 1355 Australian super sport Ask
1405 1435 Superbike Australia FP2
1500 1545 worldSSP FP2
1600 1645 worldSBK FP2
1705 Australia’s Supersport 300 R1 8 35.56km
Saturday February 25, 2023
Begin Complete Class Meeting ring Distance
0740 0750 Timekeeping Check the tracking system
0810 0820 FIM medical check /// FIM follow-up test
0900 0920 Superbike Australia Ask
0940 Australia’s Supersport 300 R2 8 35.56km
1015 Australian super sport R1 ten 44.45km
1050 1120 worldSBK FP3
1140 Superbike AustraliaR1 twelfth 53.34km
1225 1245 worldSSP super pole
1310 1325 worldSBK super pole
1340 1410 Pit Walk 1 & Safe Car Loop
1430 worldSSP R1 18 80.01km
1505 1535 ASBK billions of trips
1600 worldSBK R1 22 97.79km
1720 Australian super sport R2 ten 44.45km
Sunday, February 26, 2023
Begin Complete Meeting Meeting ring Distance
0800 0810 Timekeeping Check the tracking system
0830 0840 FIM medical check /// FIM follow-up test
0910 Australia’s Supersport 300 R3 8 35.56km
0945 Superbike Australia R2 twelfth 53.34km
1030 1045 worldSBK WUP
1055 1110 worldSSP WUP
1130 Australian super sport R3 ten 44.45km
1200 1235 Pit Walk 2 & Safe Car Circuit ASBK’s presentation on the podium
1300 worldSBK SPRING ten 44.45km
1340 Superbike Australia R3 twelfth 53.34km
1430 worldSSP R2 80.01km
1505 1535 ASBK billions of trips ASBK’s presentation on the podium
1600 worldSBK R3 22 97.79km

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